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Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh - nominated by Trump during his first term - and Trump's nominee for secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick, to deliver a plan within 90 days for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund, according to documents from ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... month. Meanwhile, four Canadian banks left NZBA: BMO, National Bank of Canada, TD Bank Group and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The banks did not give reasons for their departure but said they would continue their climate commitments. "We have robust ...

Brighter Super to buy up Queensland real assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... industrial sector to continue to outperform other types of property over the next five years as a result of the growth in e-commerce, adoption of automation in the industry, and the domestic trend to hold higher levels of stock locally. Population growth ...

Betashares terminates nine funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... funds because of low investor uptake. The ETF provider announced last week that it will be axing its Online Retail and E-Commerce ETF (IBUY), Digital Health and Telemedicine ETF (EDOC), Future of Payments ETF (IPAY), Future of Food ETF (IEAT), Solar ...

Three universities ditch financial planning courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... three universities offered several courses in financial planning. The University of Wollongong offered a Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning), Queensland University of Technology provided a Bachelor of Business (Financial Planning) with nine units ...

Scarcity Partners acquires stake of foreign investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... past five years, it has completed more than 75 transactions, including investments in companies such as MarQo, Fluent Commerce, and Go1. Scarcity Partners managing partner Adrian Whittingham said with January Capital's proven investment track record ...

Ares buys GCP International in $5.5bn deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... approximately $2.97 trillion industrial real estate sector will continue to benefit from tailwinds, including the growth of e-commerce, and will continue to draw investor interest. "Similarly, data center demand from both hyperscale and enterprise customers ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... experience in employer bodies like the Australian Hotels Association, AI Group, the Master Builders and State Chambers of Commerce - who deeply know the employer landscape. And some bring experience in union roles that gives them a strong understanding ...

MLC MySuper option returns 9.8%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... real estate investments are currently weighted towards the industrials sector, which continues to benefit from the e-commerce and digitisation trends. These assets are less exposed than assets in the office and retail sectors, which have seen their valuations ...

Rest's MySuper option returns 8.67% in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... will benefit from the deglobalisation of supply chains, the decarbonisation of the economy, and the digitalisation of commerce and retail. "We've also made a $1 billion commitment with Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, which will provide exposure to ...